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Val d'Aosta - Valais, October 2000
Heavy rains have caused problems in Switzerland and in northern Italy since Sunday 15
October. Sixty centimeters of water have fallen in two days over the Alps linking Italy, Switzerland
and France. Rock slides and rushing water cut off many villages in Italy on Sunday, and
high water shut down rail lines and roads, sometimes washing away bridges
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Map of Area with superimposed ERS night pass frames
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| ERS images acquired on 16 October |
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ERS-2 SAR PRI - orbit 28712, frame 927
This night image covers the Southern-West part of Swizerland (cantons of Vaud and
Valais). Some flooded areas are visible In the lower-right quarter of the image along the
Rhone river before it arrives in the Leman lake.
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ERS-2 SAR PRI - orbit 28712, frame 909
This night image cover the Alps (with the Mt. Bianco), the Aosta valley and the
Northern-west part of Piemonte. Some flooded areas are visible along the Dora Baltea
river.
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ERS-2 SAR PRI - orbit 28712, frame 891
This night image cover the Maritime Alps and the Western part of Piemonte, with the town
of Torino clearly evident at the top right of the image. Some flooded areas are evident
along the Po river.
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| ERS multitemporal images |
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Multitemporal image made between the day-time acquistion of 16 of October
2000 (orbit 28705, frame 2687) and the 7th of September 1998 (taken as reference orbit
17683) around the Aosta valley.
The blue areas indicate floods. |
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ERS-2 SAR PRI - orbits 28712 (16th of October 2000) and 22700 (23rd of
August 2000), frame 891.
The blue areas in the valley are the flooded areas. The blue on the
mountains indicates fresh snow, or a change in the soil moisture. |
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Detail of the above image around the town of Turin and the Po river. |
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